This research aims to 1) analyse the key roles and activities performed by foreign MNC subsidiaries in Japan, and 2) investigate the key factors leading to the creation of centres of excellence among those subsidiaries.We surveyed 134 MNC foreign subsidiaries in Japan and identified three key areas for the formation of centres of excellence in Japan. The first is the continuous expansion of R&D activities; the second is the integration of R&D processes and functions within the rest of the MNC; the third is subsidiary linkage with external suppliers. Whilst we have many in-depth studies of multinational MNC activities in markets outside of Japan, fewer investigate foreign MNC activities in Japan. Our study has practical implications for senior management of multinational MNCs who intend to start up or expand operations in the Japanese market.In summary, centres of excellence in Japan need to have all-round balanced capabilities with strong competence in the R&D area.

A career as a professional footballer has long been regarded as a highly sought after occupation for many young males within the UK and, against this backdrop, since the 1970s increasing attention has come to be placed on the way young players are identified and developed within professional clubs. Particular concern has been expressed over the number of players who, having been developed by professional clubs, fail to secure a professional contract, and the ways in which clubs should help young players safeguard their futures through alternative career training. There, have, however, been very few studies that have analyzed the education and welfare provisions that are offered within professional football Academies and Centres of Excellence, and fewer still that have done this from a sociological perspective. By drawing upon the figurational sociology of Norbert Elias, concepts derived from symbolic interactionism, and existing work in the sociology of youth, the objective of this study is to examine the realities of young players' day-to-day working-lives, the experiences they have of the educational programmes they follow, and the welfare-related matters that arise within present-day Academies and CoE. Using data generated by self-completion questionnaires and focus groups with 303 players in 21 Academies and CoE in England and Wales, the findings of the study suggest that players continue to be socialized into a largely anti-academic culture that has traditionally underpinned the world of professional football, and in which the demonstration of a 'good attitude' and commitment to the more central members of players' interdependencies (especially coaches and managers) dominated all other concerns. Indeed, it was also clear that the deep-seated values players held in relation to the professional game as part of their individual and group habituses were shaped by the figurations into which they were born and had been developed during the more impressionable phases of childhood and youth. Players' welfare needs were significantly compromised by the strong degree of suspicion and obvious degree of mistrust that characterized their relationship with club management, which emanated from players' fears that confidential matters would always 'get back' to others inside the club. This was exacerbated, in almost all cases, by players' observations that they were treated as if they were 'bottom of the club' and whose welfare needs were not generally well understood by those working within Academies and CoE.

The study addresses: (1) changes in Canada's science-policy climate over the past two decades; (2) impacts o f such changes on the conduct and organization of academic science; and (3) publicinterest implications of promoting, in public institutions, research 'relevant' to private sector needs. Working within the interdisciplinary traditions of science studies, the conceptual framework draws on the cross-cutting tensions at the intersection of public and private space, and basic and applied science. These tensions are articulated in two opposing models: 'open science' and 'overflowing networks'. Canada's Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) program provides the study's empirical focus. Founded in 1988, the NCE program rests on dual goals of research excellence and commercial relevance. It promotes a national research capacity that 'floats across' existing provincial institutions. The first part of the study investigates the evolution of the NCE program against the background of Canadian science policy. The second part problematizes the notion of 'network' while investigating one of the NCEs in depth, examining the scientific, commercial, cultural, and spatial-structural practices that are the outcomes of policy. Examination of these practices reveals not only the cultural and commercial shifts sought by policy, but also unintended consequences such as regional clustering; elitism and exclusion; problems with social and fiscal accountability; tensions with host institutions; and goal displacement between science and commerce.

The study addresses: (1) changes in Canada's science-policy climate over the past two decades; (2) impacts o f such changes on the conduct and organization of academic science; and (3) publicinterest implications of promoting, in public institutions, research 'relevant' to private sector needs. Working within the interdisciplinary traditions of science studies, the conceptual framework draws on the cross-cutting tensions at the intersection of public and private space, and basic and applied science. These tensions are articulated in two opposing models: 'open science' and 'overflowing networks'. Canada's Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) program provides the study's empirical focus. Founded in 1988, the NCE program rests on dual goals of research excellence and commercial relevance. It promotes a national research capacity that 'floats across' existing provincial institutions. The first part of the study investigates the evolution of the NCE program against the background of Canadian science policy. The second part problematizes the notion of 'network' while investigating one of the NCEs in depth, examining the scientific, commercial, cultural, and spatial-structural practices that are the outcomes of policy. Examination of these practices reveals not only the cultural and commercial shifts sought by policy, but also unintended consequences such as regional clustering; elitism and exclusion; problems with social and fiscal accountability; tensions with host institutions; and goal displacement between science and commerce. / Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies / Graduate

I takt med den ökande projektifieringen av forskningsarbetet möter forskarna nya krav till ledarskapskompetens. Trots detta har forskningsprojekt länge förbisetts som en arena för forskning på projekt. Också inom studier av ledarskap i forskningsinstitutioner har man ofta valt att fokusera på ledarskap på högre nivåer. Detta trots att en väsentlig del av det forskningsnära ledarskapet i akademiska institutioner utövas i forskningsprojekten. Genom att belysa hur ledare av forskningsprojekt i akademiska miljöer uppfattar sin roll som ledareönskar det här arbetet att bidra till en hittills lite empiriskt undersökt del av projektverksamheten. Det här görs genom en studie av norska center för framstående forskning. Tio ledare av norska center för framstående forskning semistrukturerade intervjuades för studien. Intervjuerna har analyserats tematiskt med fokus på att belysa projektledarnas uppfattning av sin roll.  Resultaten från studien visar på en dualitet mellan hur forskarna uppfattar sin roll som forskare och som ledare. Forskningsprojektets kontext är viktig för hur projektledarna upplever sin roll. Ledarna beskriver en formell och en informell ledarroll, som är delvis överlappande. I dessa ingår att hitta en balans mellan autonomi och kontroll, som samtidigt möter de krav som finansiären har och bidrar till att projektet uppnår de mål som man har satt i projektplanen. / The projectification of research brings with it new demands for research leadership skills. Despite this, there have been few studies of research projects as an arena for project research. This work contributes to a part of the project literature, which so far has only to some extent been empirically investigated.  This work studies the project leaders perception of his or her role as a leader of a research project. The focus for the study is leaders of of Norwegian centers of excellence. Ten leaders of ten different Norwegian centers of excellence were interviewed for this study. The interviews have been analyzed thematically, with a focus on highlighting project leaders' perception of their role. The study shows that the context of the research project is important for understanding the project leader’s role. The results from the study show that there is a duality in the leaders’ perception of their role as a researcher and as a leader. The leaders describe a situation where they strive to find a balance between autonomy and control, which also helps to achieve the goals defined in the project plan.

UBC's research community recently received a significant boost in financial support for five research hubs that will join the Centre for Brain Health as newly appointed national Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR). Two UBC economics professors were recognized with separate Bank of Canada awards: the Research Fellowship 2008 and the Governor's Award. UBC's Brain Research Centre has recevied $25 million from the Province of BC to establish a new facility focused on translational brain research.

Cette thèse cible l’étude d’une organisation sociotechnique pluraliste, le Réseau de centres d’excellence ArcticNet, établi depuis 2003 au sein de l’Université Laval et financé par le programme fédéral des Réseaux de centres d’excellence (RCE). Ce programme, effectif depuis 1988, est issu d’une initiative du ministère de l’Industrie Canada et des trois Conseils fédéraux de financement de la recherche scientifique (CRSNG, CRSH et IRSC). Par sa dimension interdisciplinaire et interinstitutionnelle, le RCE ArcticNet sollicite la mise en place de divers accommodements sur une thématique environnementale controversée, celle du développement de l’Arctique canadien côtier. Notre approche se concentre sur la description de ces collaborations pluralistes et l’analyse des stratégies de consensus mises en place par une organisation universitaire médiatrice. Si cette étude illustre le cas d’ArcticNet, elle questionne toutefois deux réalités d’ensemble: (1) D’un point de vue théorique, prépondérant dans cette thèse, les enjeux environnementaux et de développement durable s’inscrivent dans les nouvelles réalités de la production des connaissances portées par une coévolution entre science et société, contribuant à l’expansion des domaines de R&D ciblés; et, (2) D’un point de vue empirique illustratif, les éléments de formation et d’évolution d’un réseau sociotechnique intersectoriel et les stratégies des scientifiques dans la recherche et le développement de l’Arctique canadien côtier présentent un profil basé sur l’accommodement des parties prenantes. Cette recherche adhère au postulat épistémologique des théories des organisations sociotechniques pluralistes, plutôt qu’aux modèles théoriques de la société/économie de la connaissance. L’étude regroupe un total de 23 entrevues recueillies en 2008 et en 2010 auprès de l’administration, de membres scientifiques et de partenaires d’ArcticNet, suivant une logique de témoignage. Elle ouvre ainsi une nouvelle réflexion sur leur milieu de pratique de la science, plus particulièrement des sciences de l’environnement, vers lequel la société actuelle oriente la nouvelle production des connaissances, à travers les divers financements de la recherche et du développement. / Cette thèse cible l’étude d’une organisation sociotechnique pluraliste, le Réseau de centres d’excellence ArcticNet, établi depuis 2003 au sein de l’Université Laval et financé par le programme fédéral des Réseaux de centres d’excellence (RCE). Ce programme, effectif depuis 1988, est issu d’une initiative du ministère de l’Industrie Canada et des trois Conseils fédéraux de financement de la recherche scientifique (CRSNG, CRSH et IRSC). Par sa dimension interdisciplinaire et interinstitutionnelle, le RCE ArcticNet sollicite la mise en place de divers accommodements sur une thématique environnementale controversée, celle du développement de l’Arctique canadien côtier. Notre approche se concentre sur la description de ces collaborations pluralistes et l’analyse des stratégies de consensus mises en place par une organisation universitaire médiatrice. Si cette étude illustre le cas d’ArcticNet, elle questionne toutefois deux réalités d’ensemble: (1) D’un point de vue théorique, prépondérant dans cette thèse, les enjeux environnementaux et de développement durable s’inscrivent dans les nouvelles réalités de la production des connaissances portées par une coévolution entre science et société, contribuant à l’expansion des domaines de R&D ciblés; et, (2) D’un point de vue empirique illustratif, les éléments de formation et d’évolution d’un réseau sociotechnique intersectoriel et les stratégies des scientifiques dans la recherche et le développement de l’Arctique canadien côtier présentent un profil basé sur l’accommodement des parties prenantes. Cette recherche adhère au postulat épistémologique des théories des organisations sociotechniques pluralistes, plutôt qu’aux modèles théoriques de la société/économie de la connaissance. L’étude regroupe un total de 23 entrevues recueillies en 2008 et en 2010 auprès de l’administration, de membres scientifiques et de partenaires d’ArcticNet, suivant une logique de témoignage. Elle ouvre ainsi une nouvelle réflexion sur leur milieu de pratique de la science, plus particulièrement des sciences de l’environnement, vers lequel la société actuelle oriente la nouvelle production des connaissances, à travers les divers financements de la recherche et du développement.

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The study of social representations of the environment has been touted as an important tool to understand how a person or a particular group represents the environment and, in the case of teachers, such as Social Representations are relate practices and this theme. From this perspective, this qualitative research analytical and descriptive, has the main objective to identify the Social Representations of the environment of the biology teachers of Centro de Excelência de Sergipe, three located in Aracaju and one in Nossa Senhora da Glória, and check if there has a relationship between the social representations of these teachers and their speech about their practice. The theoretical framework contributes with theories of Moscovici (1978) as well as thinkers like Jodelet (2005), Reigota (2007) and Guimarães (2007), among others. The data collection instruments were a questionnaire and an almost structured interview. The subjects answers regarding the Social Representations of the environment were categorized from anthropocentric, naturalist and globalizing proposals Reigota (1995). Through the analysis of the contents obtained in the questionnaires and interviews, it was evident that 62.5% of teachers have studied a holistic representation of the environment, while 37.5% have a naturalist and anthropocentric representation. With regard to teaching practices developed, one notes that are concentrated in the construction of educational projects focusing on environmental issues. Teachers also cited a number of barriers that allows the practices concerned with environmental issues, such as lack of equipment and lack of student interest. It was also found that not all the teaching practices relate representations that teachers possess. These results show that although more than half of the teachers present a holistic view of the environment, there is still the need to build from initial a more complex design, where interactions involving the environment are beyond the ecological sphere. This broad vision will be passed on to students in the classroom, contributing to the formation of subjects who see themselves as members of the environment whose actions can affect the quality of that environment . / O estudo das Representações Sociais de meio ambiente tem sido apontado como uma importante ferramenta para compreender como um sujeito ou um determinado grupo representa o meio ambiente e, no caso dos docentes, como essas Representações Sociais se relacionam com suas práticas pedagógicas referentes a esse tema. Nessa perspectiva a presente pesquisa de cunho qualitativo, analítico descritivo, tem por objetivo principal identificar as Representações Sociais de meio ambiente dos(as) professores(as) de Biologia dos Centros de Excelência de Sergipe, três deles localizados em Aracaju e um em Nossa Senhora da Glória, e ainda verificar se existe relação entre as Representações Sociais desses professores e o seu discurso sobre a sua prática pedagógica. O referencial teórico encontra aporte nas teorias de Moscovici (1978) além de pensadores como Jodelet (2005), Reigota (2007) e Guimarães (2007), dentre outros. Os instrumentos de coleta de dados foram o questionário e a entrevista semi-estruturada. As respostas dos sujeitos a respeito das Representações Sociais de meio ambiente foram categorizadas a partir das propostas antropocêntrica, naturalista e globalizante de Reigota (1995). Através das análises dos conteúdos obtidos nos questionários e nas entrevistas, ficou evidenciado que 62,5% dos professores estudados possuem uma representação globalizante de meio ambiente, enquanto 37,5% possuem representação naturalista e antropocêntrica. No que se refere às práticas docentes desenvolvidas, nota-se que estão concentradas na construção de projetos pedagógicos com temática ambiental. Os professores citaram ainda uma série de obstáculos que permeiam as práticas voltadas às questões ambientais, como a falta de material e a falta de interesse dos alunos. Constatou-se também que nem sempre as práticas pedagógicas se relacionam as representações que os professores possuem. Esses resultados revelam, que apesar de mais da metade dos professores apresentarem uma visão globalizante de meio ambiente, há ainda a necessidade de se construir desde a formação inicial uma representação mais complexa, na qual as interações que envolvem o meio ambiente estejam além da esfera ecológica. Essa visão globalizante será repassada para os alunos em sala de aula, contribuindo para a formação de sujeitos que percebam-se como integrantes do meio ambiente, cujas ações podem interferir na qualidade desse meio.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of the Unit Management into the South African Correctional Centres of Excellence. The focal point is based on the case management, multi-disciplinary approach, monitoring, and human rights of offenders. Unit Management was adopted into South African correctional system in 1995 under the leadership of the former Minister of Correctional Services Dr Sipho Mzimela. Unit Management was firstly practiced at Goodwood Correctional Centre of Excellence in the Western Cape. The concept of Unit Management was viewed as a strategic change by the Department in ensuring the core business of the Department and the rehabilitation of offenders. In an effort to examine the application of Unit Management into the Correctional Centres of Excellence and how Unit Management influences the rehabilitation of sentenced offenders, a study was conducted to acquire knowledge and perspective from the available literature. In ensuring good and proper work, the researcher employed a qualitative methodology. The researcher collected data by means of structured questionnaires. Data were analysed using SPSS system for statistical reasons. Frequency tables were used to simplify the analysis per section and category. The findings from this study revealed that there is no monitoring of Unit Management taking place into the Correctional Centres of Excellence from management, there is no management involvement. It also revealed that the human rights of offenders are not respected during the implementation of Unit Management. The findings revealed that multi-disciplinary approach is dysfunctional owing to lack of professional staff. The findings also indicate that efforts to implement Unit Management into the Correctional Centres of Excellence are a failure owing to the abovementioned factors. / Corrections Management / M.A. (Penology)